State, market or community failure? Untangling the determinants of groundwater depletion in Copiapó (Chile)

Jean-Daniel Rinaudo and Guillermo Donoso

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2019, vol. 35, issue 2, 283-304

Abstract: This article analyzes the factors that explain why groundwater can be over-exploited despite the existence of sophisticated water laws, institutions and effective state agencies responsible for water management. The analysis is based on a case study conducted in the Copiapó Valley in northern Chile. Based on an analysis of water use data, policy documents and interviews with a variety of stakeholders, the article highlights the state’s failure to perform some of its key missions and the ineffectiveness of groundwater users’ associations in water management despite a very supportive legal framework. The article concludes with some recommendations on how ensure long-term sustainable groundwater use.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1417116

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